Service difficulty report · Thermostat · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
September 5, 2023
Submitted
September 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N90024
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6384
Aircraft time
24,758 hours, 11,356 cycles
Part
Thermostat
Part number
342B050000
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FUMES ONLY ON FLIGHT DECK DURING DESCENT AND INITIAL POWER REDUCTION AT EACH STEP DOWN. FLIGHT CREW TURNED OFF ENGINE #2 BLEED. FUMES DID NOT RE-OCCUR. ODOR SMELLED LIKE A HEATER USED FOR A 1ST TIME. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #2 ENGINE FAN AIR VALVE THERMOSTAT SENSE LINE CHAFFED AND HAD A HOLE IN IT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SENSE LINE PER AMM 36-11-13. (AALA202309083815) MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED #2 ENGINE FAN AIR VALVE THERMOSTAT 7170HM2 PER AMM 36-11-43. (AALA202309080319) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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